How Your Sleeping Position Affects Your Health with Dr. Peter Martone

Episode Highlights With Dr. Martone

How he raised a deer!
The real truth on the optimal sleep position and why we can have trouble sleeping that way
Best sleep posture tips and how to benefit from them
Sleeping on the left side during pregnancy and how to get back to good sleep posture after birth- is it really true not to sleep on the back during pregnancy?
The reasons we toss and turn at night: pain, safety, and how to fix it
You are really only in control of how you fall asleep so to give yourself the best chance of staying asleep, you want to master falling asleep
How breath and respiration affects sleep
The vagus nerve controls 80% of the parasympathetic nervous system and how to support it during sleep
Other ways to support the vagus nerve
How to use scent to improve sleep and induce deeper states of relaxation
Why we need more sleep in the winter and how this can help the immune system
Your heart is one of the only organs that can metabolize cortisol in high doses so things like exercise and sauna can help regulate cortisol
One hour of sleep before midnight is worth two after
The real deal on alcohol and the impact for sleep
His take on melatonin and how/when to use it or not
Don't think yourself to sleep. Instead, remember yourself to sleep and how to use memory to help yourself sleep better (cool tip)
What it means when we do and don't remember our dreams

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